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Infectious Diseases

The Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Weill Cornell Medicine is committed to providing comprehensive and specialized medical care to infants, children, and adolescents with acute and chronic infectious diseases. We integrate basic pediatric care services with state-of-the-art treatment to meet the challenges posed by pediatric infectious diseases. This rapidly changing field requires specialized, innovative approaches to both common infections and more serious infectious diseases.

Services & Programs

Our practice provides primary and consultative care for infants and children with illnesses known or suspected to be caused by infections with viruses, bacteria, fungi, or parasites, in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, as required.

Diagnosis and therapy are provided for infections in all major organ systems, including the brain and spinal cord, bloodstream, heart, lungs, liver, spleen, pancreas, intestines, kidneys and bladder, skin, joints, and bones, as well as infections that involve multiple body systems.

Patients with unusual or severe infections and patients who have infections related to abnormal or weakened immune systems, are also cared for by our Infectious Disease subspecialists. Complex immunization schedules or management of antibiotic treatments are addressed. Members of the division have expertise in the following areas:

asplenia associated infections

atypical mycobacterial diseases

bone, joint and soft tissue infections (including MRSA infections)

congenital Infections (e.g. CMV, Toxoplasmosis, Zika, Syphilis)

encephalitis

fever of unknown origin

fungal infections

herpes virus infections

HIV infection and AIDS

infections in immunocompromised children

infectious mononucleosis and other EBV infections

Kawasaki Disease

Lyme Disease

meningitis

multidrug resistant organisms

periodic fevers, PFAPA

post-surgical infections

recurrent infections

respiratory infections, complicated pneumonia

sepsis in the newborn infant

tuberculosis

vaccine counseling in immunocompromised children

viral infections

Diagnosis & Treatment

The evaluation and diagnosis of infectious diseases and related diseases relies heavily on a thorough history and physical. We will take a comprehensive health history, with special attention to past infections, symptoms, previous travel, animal exposures, and relevant family history.

Blood tests are often employed in the diagnosis of infectious diseases and can be drawn on site in our outpatient clinic.

At times, radiologic exams such as X-rays or ultrasounds are necessary, and can readily be obtained in our pediatric radiology department.